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Democratic Backsliding in the World’s Largest Democracy (SSRN)

By Sabyasachi Das, Ashoka University Abstract Democratic backsliding is a growing concern globally. This paper contributes to the discussion by documenting irregular patterns in 2019 general...

At Least 400 Incidents of Violence Against Christians Since January; UP Tops the List: Report (The Wire)

New Delhi: The United Christian Forum (UCF), a human rights group based in New Delhi, has said that since January, at least 400 acts of...

Muslims are the poorest religious group in India (Hindustan Times)

By Abhishek Jha  The first of this two-part data series looked at intra-religious inequality among Muslims and found that they are as unequal a society...

At Least 194 Journalists Were Targeted Across India in 2022: Report (The Wire)

New Delhi: A total of 194 journalists, including seven women journalists, were targeted across India in 2022, according to the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG). These journalists...

India: Internet Shutdowns Hurt Vulnerable Communities (Human Rights Watch)

India’s arbitrary internet shutdowns disproportionately hurt communities living with poverty that depend on the government’s social protection measures for food and livelihoods, Human Rights Watch...

Bebaak Collective’s new report underscores the toll on mental health of institutionalised communalism on Muslims of India (The Leaflet)

By GURSIMRAN KAUR BAKSHI  Borrowing from the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben, the report highlights that Indian Muslims are living in a ‘state of exception’, where...

Muslims’ Enrolment in Higher Education Less Than SCs, STs; UP Worst, Kerala Lone Outlier (The Wire)

New Delhi: The enrolment of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) in higher education improved by 4.2%, 11.9% and 4%...

Biharsharif violence: People’s Union for Civil Liberties report blames Bajrang Dal for flare-up (The Telegraph)

By Dev Raj A People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) report released on Wednesday on the Biharsharif communal violence blames the involvement of organisations like...

World Press Freedom Index: India rank slides to 161, 11 spots behind Afghanistan (News Laundry)

From the 150th spot in 2022, India’s rank has further dipped to 161 in the 2023 edition of the Press Freedom Index published by...